【正文】 , Ireland and Great Britain. It is a mixture (混合物) of music from all of these places.　In the west of America, cowboys had to 62 the cattle (牛). They had to watch them all day and all night 63 sometimes the cattle might run away. A cowboy’s life was 64 and dangerous. When he was in the desert 65 the cattle, he drank strong coffee 66 awake at night. He also sang songs to the cattle to make them 67 . He sang about the stars, the moon, his family, and his friends. The cattle 68 the cowboy and went to sleep. They would not 69 if he sang beautiful and peaceful songs.　In the south of America, many people came from Ireland, Scotland and England. Other people came from France and Canada. They 70 their own kind of music. They used guitars, violins and other musical instruments, too. They also used instruments from their homes, like bottles and plates. When they visited their friends and families on holidays, they usually sang and played country music. ( ) 61. A. was to B. went to C. came from D. was born ( ) 62. A. take up B. take out C. take care of D. take away ( ) 63. A. so B. because C. but D. and ( ) 64. A. unhappy B. excited C. angry D. lonely( ) 65. A. with B. without C. for D. and ( ) 66. A. keep B. to keep C. keeping D. kept ( ) 67. A. mad B. quiet C. bored D. sad ( ) 68. A. looked for B. looked at C. listened to D. ran after ( ) 69. A. eat grass B. be quite C. fall asleep D. run away ( ) 70. A. enjoyed B. expressed C. heard D. hated ＶＩ． 閱讀理解。（每小題1分，共10分）A 16yearold student Michael Viscardi found a new way to work out a 19th century math problem. Viscardi won a math petition for it, and he got $100,000! When he knew he won the petition, he was so surprised that he couldn’t believe it at all. 　Viscardi is from San Diego, California, USA. He is very good at math but he doesn’t even go to school! He is homeschooled (在家學(xué)習(xí)的). 　Homeschooled students learn reading, math, and other things at home from their parents or teachers. A kid may be the only one to study at home, but he or she can also have classmates, if he or she studies with brothers, sisters, or kids from the neighborhood. There are many reasons for homeschooling. Sometimes a kid is sick and can’t go to school. Sometimes the parents think they can teach their kids better. Some people think homeschooling is good for kids, because kids can get more teacher’s attention. The famous Thomas Edison was a homeschooled student. He invented the first light bulb (電燈泡)! But some people don’t think so. They say friends at school are very important for kids, too. What do you think of homeschooling?　　根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。( ) 76. Why did Michael Viscardi win a math petition? A. He didn’t like to go to school. B. His father is a math teacher.C. He worked out a 19th century math problem. D. He got $100,000. ( ) 77. When Michael Viscardi knew he won the math petition, _________.A. he was very sad B. he was surprised C. he told his math teacher first D. his parents couldn’t believe it at all( ) 78. From the passage, we know Michael Viscardi __________.A. isn’t a good student B. doesn’t go to school but studies at homeC. couldn’t pay for the schooling D. doesn’t like to study ( ) 79. From this passage, we can know the homeschooled students ___________.A. can also have their classmates B. can learn only math at home C. can only learn from their parents D. can’t bee a great person ( ) 80. Which is NOT the reason for homeschooling?A. A kid is sick and can’t go to school. B. The parents think they can teach their kids better.C. Some parents think their kids can get more teacher’s attention.D. Friends at school are very important for kids. ＶＩＩ． 書面表達(dá)。（15分）　　根據(jù)提示，以“Learn to smile”為題寫一篇短文。提示：微笑是一種生活態(tài)度。生活中總會(huì)有不愉快的事發(fā)生，如考試不及格、朋友誤解你等。要學(xué)會(huì)對(duì)自己微笑，因?yàn)樗苁鼓阕孕?。你要知道有時(shí)擊敗你的人是你自己。你也要學(xué)會(huì)對(duì)他人微笑，微笑是一種語言，人人都能明白。要求：不少于60詞。短文的開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。參考詞匯：misunderstand 誤解，confidence 信心，enemy 敵人Learn to smileThe smile is an attitude (態(tài)度) to life. _______12